See Something, Say Something

See Something, Say Something

When you’re out & about in our town of Dunwoody and notice freshly-paved roads, take a look at the lane width and check to see if they are the appropriate width for the area.

See the below for newly repaved segments of Vermack near Womack along Dunwoody High School and also Vanderlyn in front of Vanderlyn Elementary. Lane markings have been painted on Vermack. Hopefully / usually the first painting is temporary. The permanent paint is applied a few weeks after the asphalt has fully dried & sealed. So we should have a very good chance chance here to create safer neighborhoods simply by realigning the painted stripes.

Thoughts to ponder

How can we increase SAFETY for all users of our public streets? Lane narrowing has proven to calm & slow traffic. Adding buffered bike lanes along these segments can help our children have a safer CHOICE to ride their bikes to school; adds greater separation from motor vehicles of persons walking on sidewalks; signals to drivers that “people live here”, and increases property values.

Vermack Road

Vermack @ Old Village Mill, looking north towards Womack.Asphalt Width: 24’White line to white line width: 20’ 6”

Motor Vehicle Lane Width: 10’ 3”

Traffic Calming measures include:

· 10-ft travel lane widths.

· No Center Yellow line

Curb-to-curb not wide enough for bike lanes.

Vermack @ Womack, looking north towards Vanderlyn. DHS on the rightAsphalt Width: 33’ 6”White line to white line width: 26’

Motor Vehicle Lane Width: 13’

Shoulder width: 3’ 8”

Recommendations:

· Paint 10-ft travel lane widths.

· No Center Yellow line

· 4-ft Bike Lanes

· 2-ft striped buffer (see Perimeter Center East)

Vermack @ Womack, looking north towards Vanderlyn. DHS on the rightWhite line to white line width: 26’Recommendations: